Through its Antrodoco facility, Engreen brings local infrastructure and citizen participation into EnergyGuard’s mission to advance trustworthy AI in the energy sector.

Artificial intelligence could change how we coordinate renewable generation, store electricity and manage demand. Delivering on that potential requires evidence that solutions can operate reliably under actual energy conditions and respond to the needs of the people using them.

EnergyGuard is building the infrastructure to support this effort. Its European Testing and Experimentation Facility connects physical laboratories, digital tools and advanced computing, giving innovators access to resources for developing and assessing trustworthy AI across the energy sector.

ENGREEN brings the Antrodoco Renewable Energy Community into EnergyGuard as a real-world environment for AI experimentation. By transforming the community and its energy flows into a Digital Twin, the pilot creates a realistic setting where developers can design, test and validate AI-based solutions for the energy sector. 

The goal is to make better use of locally produced renewable energy by improving how it is shared across the community and how assets such as photovoltaic systems and battery storage are managed. In this way, the pilot can help unlock greater economic value for community members and the local area, while contributing to wider environmental benefits.

Consider a moment when local solar generation is high, but household electricity demand is low. A testing scenario could examine whether an algorithm should prioritise charging a community battery or an available electric vehicle, taking account of expected demand and network constraints. The assessment would explore whether that decision makes better use of local renewable electricity, how tariffs affect its value and whether it meets users’ requirements.

A decision that improves one outcome may create a difficulty elsewhere: charging a vehicle must account for when its owner needs it, while storing electricity for later use depends on anticipated demand and available battery capacity. For developers, the value lies in opportunities to challenge assumptions, identify limitations and refine their applications.

Engreen’s contribution also brings citizens into the process. Community demonstrations provide opportunities for residents to give direct feedback on the technologies being explored. Their involvement helps bring local priorities and expectations into discussions about how the proposed energy management tools could respond to residents’ needs. Decisions about charging, storage and shared resources affect people’s routines and their confidence in the system. Understanding what residents find useful, understandable and acceptable is part of establishing whether a technology is ready for adoption.

Lessons from the pilot can help clarify which solutions could work elsewhere and how they should be adapted to different infrastructure, consumption patterns and local priorities.

For Engreen, trustworthy energy AI must combine technical reliability with practical value for the people it serves. Antrodoco brings those requirements together, connecting innovation with the everyday decisions that shape community energy.